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CREATOR

Name: VIZ Media (Japanese comics corporation based in the USA).
Personal dates: Founded 1986 in California by Japanese born Seiji Horibuchi. Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under VIZ in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation publishes Manga stories and uses a variety of logos; the one to the left is one of many.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 2006. Stopped in 2010 after 16 issues.

The stories take place in modern-day Japan in the fictional town of Namimori. Here the remnants of the Vongolas, members of the Italian Mafia, have settled down, but they need an heir to their 'empire'. The only choice left is the gunslinging infant and hitman Reborn! A male student, Tsunayoshi 'Tsuna' Sawada, is picked to tutor the future boss. Tsuna is reluctant to work for the Vongola family, but slowly he is drawn into their activities.